The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-09-02
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444Aas President Arthnr RlaEs for Him-
sslE After Rsfirsnaant from the white
House

SSH @xrar &efirennent from She White
House
From New York Letter
'eIs h'Excellency, Mr.. hArthur
That was the London English with
which the President was announced at
the dinner given in his honor at Del
monico's the other day The speaker
was a uniformed turnkey at the door
It must not be supposed, however,
that Arthur has acquired any Of the
craze for British customs, though lis
personal appearance is so English that,
hearing him Thus announced and seeing
him enter, one might easily imagine
him to he Briton. The servant is
an attache of the restaurant, and is
understood to have been assigned to-
duty as an announcer, on occasions re-
quiring such functionary, on account
Of bis cockney dialect. All the other
walters are Italian or French A man
who has been guest at some of the
White house entertainments during
Arthur's term, tells me that, while the
hos piittsiiiitty is somewhat formal IL Is not
In servile imitation Of English customs,
but issrather more after the Paris mod
Ell Arthur is so nearly out of politics
that there is no harm In discussing his
social qualities in q non political letter.
There has been soIne ast0nishment that
he should turn his back, when presi-
dent, on men with whom he was ia so-
ciaI contact before his exalta tion.
"The fact is, said q man, who knows
him intimately, that Arthurwas never
hail fellow with the riffraf Of city pol-
iticians. His position as lead
er compelled him to associate
to some extent with the toughs Of
both parties, but ii was only in the way
OF political service that he did so. He
had an odd rule as to that, and / have
never seen it noticed in print. He
would drink with such men, but would
on no account eat with them. From
chat resolution he never departed. His
idea seemed 10 be that touch Of glass
es involved no intimacy, but that COM
munion OF knives and forks implied
congenial conlpanionship. / have seen
him treat the worst kind Of heeler to
the sharing Of bottle oi wine at pub
lie bar, but never knew of his inviting
social interiors to dinner In the for
mer relationship he was the managing
politician, while IN the latter he was
the private gentleman. This line Of
separation was peculiar to him, and hs
rigidIv adhered to it,"
WILL ABANDON POLITICS.
What do you predict as to Arthur's
future? Z" / inquired.
He viii never return TO politics, was
the confident reply. He has a. high
notion of the dignity Of the Presiden-
tial office. He viii try to remain on the
pedestal which he thinks it has setshim
on. His ambition was to be continued
by suffrage in an Office which chance
had given to him, but that disappoint-
ment will not effect his future. He
viii not take lower place IA politics,
nor return to the practiceof law. He
is not very rich probably he viii re-.
tire from the White House with less
than 8 hundred thousand dollars to his
name. He had more than that when
| elected Vice President, but his expendi-
tures have ever since exceeded his in-
come. His social disbursements ia the
capital are greater than those Of any
/ preceding president, and his efforts to
get denomination were very costly.
However, he will live the rest of his
days in dignified retirement from all
business. And hswill do ii elegantly,
too. Hsshas nude friends while Presi-
dent who will enable him. Thev viii
not make him an object Of charity. but
/ they will make il possible for him TO SO
employ his moderate fortune that It
! will afford the income Of d great one.
! The Astogs are under obligations to-
! him for sending Waldorf Aston to italy
! as United States Minister. They are
Just now showing their gratitude BY lion
iaing him At Newport; and how easy It
will be for them to put him in the way
Of immensely renunerative real estate
Investment He has within month
been entertained by Astors, Belmonts,
JAMES Gordon Bennett and other mill
/ lionaire people, irrespective Of party
adherence. Most Of these friends he
has made while President. His social
hold on them is firm. They viii never
let It be necessary for him to work for
living. He viii be an ornamental ex-
President, and perhaps occasionally
useful IN non partisan way, but he will
not let himself down 20 any pursuit for
livelihood